Saturday, August 10, 2013

Our next report comes in from Oberlin OH where the Lorain
County Kennel Club is hosting two shows this weekend.Judge Whitney Coombes had the day one final and
her choice of the Gordon Setter, GCH CH Sasyta’s Eleven Eleven, the Afghan
Hound, GCH CH Exlysta Aries Ciel Noir, the Bullmastiff, GCH CH Newcastle’s Blame
It on the Sun, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH Broxden Waybroke Halstan
Heritage, the Havanese, GCH CH Qbin’s Strictly Confidential at Enginuity, the
Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Shine’s Deck the Halls, and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi,
GCH CH Aubrey’s Tails of Mystery.

GCH CH Aubrey’s Tails of Mystery

Her Best was the Afghan, Ryder, and her Reserve, the Corgi,
Libby.Ryder only joined the Top 100 All
Breeds during the last month.However,
he has picked up three BIS since then .We will have to wait to see if today’s win, his sixth of the year, will put him in the Top 50.

Col Joe Purkhiser had the judges book at today’s final for the Southern Adirondack Dog Club and
he made it four in a row for the Wire Fox Terrier, GCH CH AfterAll Painting the
Sky, AKC’s Number One Dog All Breeds.

Col Purkhiser also liked his Reserve winner, the Greyhound, GCH CH GrandCru Phelps Insignia, more than he did the Labrador Retriever, CH Ancroft
Gentlemen Player, the Rottweiler,
GCH CH Eis Haus Ivy League Big Red CD CGC, the Pug, GCH CH Foursquare I'll Be A
Shostopa Tu, the Ale Kai The Beat Goes On Fifth, or the Bearded Collie, GCH CH
Dunhill Celebration.Sky’s 41st
BIS of the year assures that she will lose no ground to the Number Two Dog.

Our Number Two Dog All Breeds, the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH
CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse, surfaced yesterday in South Milwaukee WI
where he took the opening BIS of the Cudahy Kennel Club.

GCH CH Tells Matrix Reloaded

(Photo by Gay Glazbrook)

Judge Robin Stansell also liked the Afghan Hound, GCH CH
Tells Matrix Reloaded, whom he gave the RBIS.Challenging the Top Two were the Clumber Spaniel, GCH CH Nexus Total
Eclipse, the Border Terrier, GCH CH Meadowlake’s Pants on Fire, the Smoot Coat
Chihuahua, GCH CH Sandy’s Babes
Tradewinds As Ever, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH Overtops And The Winner Is, and the German
Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Wolf Creek Galaxy of Merivern.

Yesterday’s win was only about a quarter as big as Matisse's last
BIS, and will do little to reduce the lead of the Number One Dog.However, Matisse leads all dogs in the number
of BIS this year with 50.

Her Best was the Peke, Rodger, and her Reserve was the
Foxhound, Jewel.After a late start this
year, Rodger has steadily climbed the rankings.Rodger is the country’s Number One Pekingese, and Number Four Toy Dog
with ten BIS and 40 Toy Groups.We would
not be surprised if Rodger finished the weekend as the Number Two Toy Dog.

The country’s Number One Dog, the Wire Fox Terrier, GCH CH
AfterAll Painting the Sky, has picked up her third consecutive BIS in Ballston
Spa NY.The latest win came at today’s
Mohawk Valley Kennel Club show, the third installment of the Adirondack
Circuit.

NUMBER EIGHT

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NUMBER TEN

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The author has been attending dog shows as a spectator and exhibitor for over 45 years. He is a retired management consultant who has advised multiple organizations affiliated with the AKC and the Cat Fanciers Association on business management, long range planning, customer service, and legislative matters. After 25 years of living in the big cities of New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, he now resides in his hometown of Memphis, TN.

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